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Chapter 5 | Life Processes
07.05.23
1. Which of the following statements about the autotrophs is incorrect?
(a) They synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and
chlorophyll
(b) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch
(c) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight
(d) They constitute the first trophic level in food chains
2. In which of the following groups of organisms, food material is broken down outside the body and
absorbed?
(a) Mushroom, green plants, Amoeba
(b) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
(c) Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta
(d) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm
3. If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be
affected?
(a) Proteins breaking down into amino acids
(b) Starch breaking down into sugars
(c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
(d) Absorption of vitamins
4. The inner lining of stomach is protected by one of the following from hydrochloric acid. Choose the
correct one
(a) Pepsin (b) Mucus (c) Salivary amylase (d) Bile
5. Which part of alimentary canal receives bile from the liver?
(a) Stomach (b) Small intestine (c) Large intestine (d) Oesophagus
6. A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue-black in colour. This
indicates that rice water contains
(a) Complex proteins (b) Simple proteins (c) Fats (d) Starch
7. In which part of the alimentary canal food is finally digested?
(a) Stomach (b) Mouth cavity (c) Large intestine (d) Small intestine
8. Choose the function of the pancreatic juice from the following
(a) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase carbohydrates
(b) Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase proteins
(c) Trypsin and lipase digest fats
(d) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats droplets
9. When air is blown from mouth into a test-tube containing lime water, the lime water turned milky due
to the presence of
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Water vapour
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10. The correct sequence of anaerobic reactions in yeast is
11. Which of the following statements (s) is (are) true about respiration?
(i) During inhalation, ribs move inward and diaphragm is raised
(ii) In the alveoli, exchange of gases takes place, i.e., oxygen form alveolar air diffuses into blood and
carbon dioxide from blood into alveolar air
(iii) Haemoglobin has greater affinity for carbon dioxide than oxygen
(iv) Alveoli increases surface area for exchange of gases
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
12. Which of the following statement (s) is (are) true about heart?
(i) Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of body while right atrium receives
deoxygenated blood from lungs
(ii) Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while right ventricle pumps
deoxygenated blood to lungs
(iii) Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood to right ventricle which sends it to different body parts
(iv) Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle
pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)
13. What prevents backflow of blood inside the heart during contraction?
(a) Valves in heart
(b) Thick muscular walls of ventricles
(c) Thin walls of atria
(d) All of these
14. In which of the following vertebrate group/groups, heart does not pump oxygenated blood to different
parts of the body?
(a) Pisces and amphibians (b) Amphibians and reptiles
(c) Amphibians only (d) Pisces only
15. Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from
(a) Water (b) Chlorophyll (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Glucose
16. The blood leaving the tissues becomes richer in
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Water (c) Haemoglobin (d) Oxygen
17. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
(a) Organisms grow with time
(b) Organisms must repair and maintain their structure
(c) Movement of molecules does not take place among cells
(d) Energy is essential for life processes
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18. The internal (cellular) energy reserve in autotrophs is
(a) Glycogen (b) Protein (c) Starch (d) Fatty acid
19. The opening and closing of the stomatal pore depends upon
(a) oxygen (b) temperature
(c) water in guard cells (d) concentration of CO2 in stomata
20. Choose the forms in which most plants absorb nitrogen
(i) Proteins (ii) Nitrates and Nitrites (iii) Urea (iv) Atmospheric nitrogen
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
21. Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract?
(a) Pepsin (b) Cellulose (c) Amylase (d) Trypsin
22. Which of the following statements (s) is (are) correct?
(i) Pyruvate can be converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide by yeast.
(ii) Fermentation takes place in aerobic bacteria.
(iii) Fermentation takes place in mitochondria.
(iv) Fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration.
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iii)
23. Raw materials required in the autotrophic mode of nutrition involves which of the following :
i. Carbon dioxide and water ii. Chlorophyll iii. Nitrogen iv. Sunlight
Choose the correct set of Raw Materials
a) (i), (ii) and (iii) b) (i) and (ii) c) (i), (ii) and (iv) d) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
24. In which mode of nutrition an organism derives its food from the body of another living organism
without killing it?
(a) Saprotrophic nutrition (b) Parasitic nutrition
(c) Holozoic nutrition (d) Autotrophic nutrition
25. Plants use the energy stored in ATP to accomplish the process of transportation of:
a) Water and minerals b) Oxygen
c) Water, minerals and food d) Food
26. Roots of the plants absorb water from the soil through the process of:
(a) diffusion (b) transpiration (c) osmosis (d) None of these
27. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
(a) chloroplast (b) mitochondria (c) cytoplasm (d) protoplasm
28. Movement of the synthesized products from the leaves to the roots and other parts of a plant’s body
takes place through the phloem. This process is known as:
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a) Translocation b) Transpiration c) Transportation d) Excretion
29. The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:
(a) Parasitic nutrition (b) Holozoic nutrition
(c) Autotrophic nutrition (d) Saprotrophic nutrition
30. Which of the following are chiefly digested in the stomach?
(a) Carbohydrates (b) Proteins (c) Lipids (d) Fats
31. Match the parts of Human digestive system referred in column I and correlate with the function in
column ll.
Column I Column II
i mouth cavity a.The length of this depends of food the organism eats.
ii liver b. Initial phase of starch digestion.
iii first part of small intestine c. Increase the efficiency of lipase enzyme action.
Iv complete small intestine d. This is the site of the complete digestion of carbohydrates,
proteins and fats.
A. i.-c; ii-d; iii-a ;iv-d
B. i-b; ii-c; iii-d; iv-a
C. i-a; ii-c; iii-d; iv-c
D. i.-d; ii-a; iii-b; iv-c
32. The blood leaving the kidney has :
(a) more urea and less oxygen.
(b) less urea and more oxygen.
(c) less urea and less oxygen.
(d) less urea and less carbon dioxide.
Read the statements and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(A) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(B) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
33. Assertion (A) : Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on ventricle wall.
Reason (R) : Ventricle wall is slightly thinner than atrium wall.
34. Assertion (A) : In plants, there are no specialised Respiratory organs.
Reason (R) : Plants do not require great demand of gaseous exchange.
35. Assertion (A) : Mucousal wall of the intestine has numerous villi
Reason (R) : Villi increases the surface area for digestion
36. What is common for Cuscuta, Ticks and Leeches ? [2]
37. What is glomerulus ? [2]
38. What are the factors on which the amount of water reabsorbed along the tubular part of nephron
depends? [2]
39. Why do herbivores have longer small intestine than carnivores? [2]
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40. What is the role of acid in our stomach? [2]
41. How are lungs designed in human beings to maximise the exchange of gases? [2]
42. How is small intestine designed to absorb digested food? [2]
43. Write short notes on Structure of nephron and how it helps in excretion. [3]
44. Define aerobic respiration with suitable flow chart. Also mention the amount of ATP produced in it. [3]
45. Give reason, why : [1+2+2 = 5]
i. Arteries have thick walls.
ii. Diffusion is insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements in multicellular organisms like
humans.
iii. It is necessary to separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in mammals and birds.
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